⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 25- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 20-12 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Payton Double Technical Foul. Donnell Harvey gains possession.
Q2 0:36 · OKC 43-35 DEN
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:24 · OKC 73-81 DEN
- Technical
Vitaly Potapenko Double Technical Foul. Nene Hilario gains possession.
Q4 3:38 · OKC 77-83 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 11:00 · OKC 45-46 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q4 10:45 · OKC 69-75 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Juwan Howard Offensive Foul
Q4 2:28 · OKC 80-88 DEN
- Turnover
Juwan Howard Illegal Pick
Q4 2:28 · OKC 80-88 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
